Apple announced on Monday a new initiative called HomeKit with promises to revolutionize the home and make it significantly smarter.

The platform was introduced during a keynote presentation at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center in San Francisco, where the company detailed new features coming to the next-generation software for the iPhone and iPad.

The platform will allow users to users to control locks, lights, cameras, doors, thermostats, plugs and switches at the home via one iOS 8 app, without the need for multiple apps to control each device or function.

Apple aims to get home automation devices to work together on one centralized platform. The move has the potential to ignite the smart home industry, as well as the so-called Internet of Things world.

Although iOS 8 doesn't come out until the fall, the beta test (available now) will encourage developers to create software and products that will work with HomeKit.

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People wait to get in to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California.

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People wait to get in to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California.

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Attendees wait in line to enter the Moscone Center during the Apple Inc. World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. on June 2, 2014.

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Attendees wait in line to enter the Moscone Center during the Apple Inc. World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. on June 2, 2014.

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The crowd awaits the beginning of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference event in San Francisco, June 2, 2014.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives to speak during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC which is typically a showcase for upcoming updates to Apple hardware and software. The conference runs through June 6.

Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi (L) and Apple CEO Tim Cook speak during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California.

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Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC which is typically a showcase for upcoming updates to Apple hardware and software. The conference runs through June 6.

Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California.

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An apple representative speaks at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference event in San Francisco, June 2, 2014.

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Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California.

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Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California.

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Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., delivers a keynote address during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California, U.S. on Monday, June 2, 2014. Apple Inc. announced the new Mac operating system called "Yosemite".

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